Dust-pan.



O. P. OLSON.

DUST PAN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2a, 1909.

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DUST-PAN.

Application filed July 28, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Olson l. GLsON, a subject of the King of England,residing at Broadview, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Dustlans of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive formof dust pan for household use.

The invention resides in the peculiar manner of connecting the pan witha suitable handle by which it is manipulated, whereby the article may beused without bending over on the part of the operator.

A novel feature of the invention resides also in a peculiar form ofcover for the dust receptacle and operating means for the latter.

F or a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing detail. description and the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is a perspective view of the dust pan embodying the invention;Fig. 2 is a rear elevation, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing thecover of the pan elevated.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout thedrawings and description.

Describing the invention in detail and with reference particularly tothe drawings the numeral 1 denotes the dust receptacle or pan body whichin general shape is similar to those commonly in use. Extending upwardly and rearw'ardly from the receptacle 1 is a suitable handle 2formed with a hand piece 3 curving rearwardly therefrom at its upperend. The handle 2 is peculiarly secured to the receptacle 1 by means ofa wire structure. The above mentioned securing means are made from asingle length of wire the middle portion of which is bent upon itself toform a socket frame 4: in which the lower end of the handle 2 isreceived and secured rigidly. From the socket frame 4 the wire ends arebent laterally and coiled to form spaced spring elements 5 after whichthey are bent outwardly and forwardly, the forwardly extending portionsbeing engaged by flanges 6 at the upper side edges of the receptacle 1.A cover 7 is hinged at its rear end to the upper edge of the back of thereceptacle 1 and said cover is normally held closed with reference tothe receptacle by means of a spring 8 of coiled form, one

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1%1fi.

Serial No. 510,146.

end of the spring being attached to the rear portion of the cover andthe opposite end of the spring being in proximity to the rear side ofthe back of the pan of the receptacle 1. The coiled portion of thespring 8 is arranged in proximity to the space between the elements 5 ofthe wire structure connecting the end and receptacle 1.

Mounted on the handle 2 is a slide rod 9 having a rearwardly extendinghand piece 10 adjacent to the hand piece lhe lower end of the slide rod9 is connected by a link 11 with the top of the cover 7.

In operation it would be apparent that after the hand piece 10 is pulledupwardly the cover 7 will assume a raised or open' position, thesweepings ma y then be swept into the receptacle 1 after which the handpiece 10 is released and the spring 8 forces the cover into closedposition, which connection of the handle 2 and receptacle 1 is desirablesince thereby a certain amount of yielding movement of the handle ispermitted with reference to the receptacle so that the latter may beheld closely against the surface of the floor.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A dust pan comprising a dust receptacle, a handle extending outwardlyfrom the back portion thereof, connecting means between the handle andthe receptacle consisting of a piece of wire bent between its ends toform a socket frame receiving the lower end of the handle, opposite endsof the wire being bent laterally to form spaced sprin elements andthence bent outwzurdly and forwardl gthe forwardly projecting portionsbeing attached to the receptacle, the handle being provided with areamvardly extending hand piece, a slide rod mounted on the handle andhaving a hand piece approximate to that of the han dle a cover hinged tothe rear or back portion of the receptacle, a link connecting the slid-erod and cover and a spring secured to the cover and cngageable with theback of the receptacle to normally held the cover in closed position.

In testimony whereof I aliil: my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLOF P. OLSGN.

lVitnesses Orion Orson, C. E. MILLIGAN.

